To Bronze or Not to Bronze: Are You Embracing Your Natural Skin Tone This Summer?

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June 27, 2013

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Different degrees of bronze: Jade Jagger, L'Wren Scott, and Georgia May Jagger at the Serpentine Gallery Summer Party in London yesterday

I feel like the tides have suddenly, finally, really turned when it comes to tanning. Everyone I know is a sunscreen addict, and nobody is walking around with major tan lines. In fact, lots of my friends aren't even messing around with self-tanner or bronzer anymore—they're just rocking their God-given skin tone throughout the sunny months.

Personally, I still love doing a subtle sweep of slightly shimmery bronzer (Guerlain) on special occasions, but I rarely bother to self-tan, and I definitely avoid getting any real sun (I'm relying more on hats and good old-fashioned shade in addition to sunscreen, which can only do so much).

So let's talk about this topic: Are you bronzing or self-tanning this summer? Or have you cut back on the faux-glow routine lately? Have you gotten better about daily sunscreen?